6.
DO NOT OVER FIRE
CONTROL BURNING AT ALL TIMES
To burn overnight, place several hardwood
logs in the fire and burn brightly for
approximately 15 minutes until fully ignited.
Then close air controls and damper. If fire
goes out leave bottom spin wheel open
approximately half to one turn. For extended
burn times or high draft situations open the
dilution control. This may vary from installation
to installation. As different installations will
have varying flue draw, some experimenting
will be needed to find the best air control and
damper positions for each particular stove.
During the first few days
only light and
maintain small fire/s
to run the stove in
and season iron components. You may then
increase stove temperatures to fully cure
surface finish and fire bricks.
Run the stove for several hours before the oven
is used, to allow any volatile components of
the paint to cure. During this time the V.H.T.
High Silicone coating used on the cooker will
fume. The room should be well ventilated.
Avoid any boil-overs, spills or splattering from
food cooking on the hot plate or in the oven
during the first few days as the surface finish
requires high temperature to harden and cure.
Do not attempt to clean the surface during the
first few days of operation. Use only mild non
abrasive cleaners when cleaning the cooker
surface. (See General Maintenance Sheet).
5.
General Safety
Always protect hand with a glove or
dry
cloth.
The Thermalux stove is built more solidly and
safely than most heating or cooking stoves.
However it does contain a fire, and in extreme
circumstances (eg. ash pit door left open or fire
overloaded) can become very hot.
Flammable materials, especially aerosol cans
should be kept well away from the stove.
Tea towels drying on the rail should not be left
in front of the firebox door.
Fuel should be stored safely and the stove
should not be left unattended if full of fuel and
air controls fully opened.
6.
Maintenance
The stove is designed to require a minimum of
maintenance. However the following should
be attended to:
a. Clear grate with a poker and empty
ash pan approximately every few days
depending on fuel used. (Briquettes and
some coal products produce a lot of
ash but some red gums may only need
emptying every few weeks).
b. Keep flue clean.
c. If good dry fuel is used, then the flue
should only need checking every 6 to 12
months. However if the stove starts to
smoke, then the flue is probably blocked
and needs cleaning. The flue can be
accessed from the cowl on the roof or via
the simmer plate on the stove top of the
Supreme & Grand Cuisine.
The Clarendon flue is accessed through
the removable inspection plate at the
base of the flue chamber found under
the hotplate. The hotplate will need to be
tilted or removed to clear soot deposits
from this area.
The Grand Cuisine also has an additional
smoke diversion channel built in along
the front of the stove. This is cleaned via
a removable inspection port found in the
centre of the stove at the front under the
hotplate. The hotplate will need to be
tilted or removed to access this area.
The stove is painted with V.H.T. high Silicone
finish. As this will in time fade or become
marked it can easily be recoated with new
V.H.T. available from the manufacturer, or your
local dealer.
Firebricks should be checked for cracks or
pitting every year and patched with stove
cement.
The grate will eventually burn out and need
replacing. New grates are available from the
manufacturer or your local dealer.
The door and hotplate seals are made of
braided ceramic rope and are available from
the manufacturer or your local dealer. They can
be fixed into the groove with silicone mastic.
